CanMan2004 Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Hi allI have a customer who currently uses a XML database to store data, I personally think it would be better if it was a SQL database and not a XML database, can anyone give me some good points on why a SQL database is better than a XML one, or correct me if im wrong.ThanksDave Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/35791-xml-vs-sql/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cep Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 You may find its better the other way round but its entirely down to what the database is for and how you plan to use it. XML is a 2D database which by its very nature can be used by literally anything, its portable however its not secure (in the sense that XML is literally plain text). SQL databases are slightly different in that each different developer uses slightly different SQL which means say I want to send you data from my MS SQL server for your MySQL server, we would need to convert that data first from MSSQL to MySQL.Its a pretty open ended question. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/35791-xml-vs-sql/#findComment-169620 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanMan2004 Posted January 26, 2007 Author Share Posted January 26, 2007 Thanks for the advice Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/35791-xml-vs-sql/#findComment-169628 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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